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cinefaction

cinefaction noun: incineration; reduction to ashes.

Noun

cinefaction (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) incineration; reduction to ashes

Origin of cinefaction

From Latin cinefactio, from cinis (“ashes”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French cinéfaction.

Questions about cinefaction

What does cinefaction mean?
Cinefaction means incineration; reduction to ashes.
What part of speech is cinefaction?
Cinefaction is a noun.

Words near cinefaction in the dictionary

  1. cineasts
  2. cinecamera
  3. cinecameras
  4. cinecoronarography
  5. cinedance
  6. cinefaction
  7. cinefilm
  8. cinefilmed
  9. cinefilming
  10. cinefilms
  11. cinefluorogram

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